Hi Siestas! It is such a joy to be able to talk to you! My name is Sherry McClure and I just love this community so very much. I live in the suburbs of Houston, Texas, and I work here at Living Proof Ministries. One of my responsibilities right now at LPM is to help moderate your comments and it brings me such delight. Thank you for letting me be a part of your life in that way. All of you have so much to offer and I love getting to know you through your comments here! I also have the joy of tending to many of you through Facebook and I love y’all so incredibly much.
A little bit about me: I have been here at LPM for just over 11 years and have had the opportunity to do many things here! I started working at LPM when I had only been married for 2 years and we didn’t have children at the time. As I have grown and changed, my responsibilities at LPM have changed as well. I have been married for 13 years to David and we have two boys –Sam (9) and Jacob (7). We have a lot of fun together, but life with boys is loud, fast, and sometimes messy.  I also have the privilege of serving my home church in our women’s ministry. Life is full and fun! Some of the things that I enjoy most in this life are playing with my kids, being outside, shopping, cooking, and most of all, studying God’s word. His Word is the absolute thrill of my life. The Lord has recently breathed a new passion for His word into my soul and it is what I wake up for everyday…to see the Lord in His Word.  He is the love of my life.
1 Samuel 12:24 (ESV)
“Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you.”
This is one of the verses that the Lord has given me to focus on throughout the entire year. He broke it down for me like this:
Only fear the Lord: I am not to fear failure. I am not to fear what someone may think. I am not to fear the enemy. I am not to fear people I think are my enemies. I am not to fear things I imagine. I am not to fear man. My only fear should be of the Lord. There is safety in fearing Him.
Serve him faithfully: I am to be faithful in the ways that He has given me to serve. I am to work in excellence and do everything unto Him.
With all your heart: I am to give my all to the things that I am serving in. No settling for mediocrity. No half-accomplishing things. No “it’s fine.” No “this will do.” I am to give my whole heart.
Consider what great things He has done for you: I want to be living in a constant state of gratitude before the Lord. I want to be mindful that He rescued me from the dominion of darkness and transferred me to the kingdom of light (Colossians 1:13). He indeed has done great things for us!
So, my dear sisters, I pray that you will only fear the Lord. I pray that you will serve Him with all of your heart. I pray that you will remember the great things He has done for you. He is everything and I pray you experience Him through His word as it sinks into your souls!
I love you all so much,
Sherry
Brenda Wilken
Eureka, MO
Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
1 Peter 5:8 NIV
Bowling Green, OH
“Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you.”
1 Samuel 12:24 (ESV)
Shelly, Reed City. Psalms 30:11 You turned my wailing into dancing, you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
Karen Kale
Mooresville,NC
I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong.
Ephesians 3:16-17
Suzie DeVaughn
Wenona, Maryland
The light is pleasant, and it is good for the eyes to see the sun.
Ecclesiastes 11:7 NASB
Aryn Madsen, Beaverton, OR
“He gives strength to those who are tired. He gives power to those who are weak.” (â€Isaiah‬ â€40‬:â€29‬ NIRV)
CLAIRE SKINNER GREER SC PSALM 133:1 HOW WONDERFUL AND PLEASET IS IT TO SEE YOUR BROTHERS WORK TOGETHER IN HARMONY
Take control of what I say O Lord, and guard my lips.
Ps 141:3 (NLT)
Diane, Wichita, Ks
Take control of what I say O Lord, and guard my lips.
Ps 141:3 (NLT)
may the LORD answer you when you are in trouble; may the God of Jacob make you SECURE! Psalm 20:1 nkjv
April Anstey, St. John’s, NL
“I will walk by faith, even when I can not see”
2 Corinthians 5:7 (ESV)
Arien Harper, Eunice, Louisiana
Psalm 103:2-5 NIV
“Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits
who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,
Who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,
Who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.”
Sheila Oakes
Cary, North Carolina
Job 38:4-6 NLT
“Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you know so much.
Who determined its dimensions and stretched out the surveying line?”
Becky Waukesha WI
The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.
Psalm 29:10
Betty Murphrey, Wendell, NC
Revelation 21:4 NET
He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death will not exist any more – or mourning or crying, or pain for the former things have ceased to exist.
Waco, TX – I Peter 5:7 (Amplified)
Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully.
Lyndsay herrin, Vidalia, GA
Trust in the LORD and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper. Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you your heart’s desires. (â€Psalms‬ â€37‬:â€3-4‬ NLT)
Beth Kettlewell Komoka, ON
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. (â€Ephesians‬ â€4‬:â€29‬ ESV)
Candace, Wahpeton ND
Habakkuk 3:17-18
17 Though the fig tree does not bud
and there are no grapes on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
and the fields produce no food,
though there are no sheep in the pen
and no cattle in the stalls,
18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord,
I will be joyful in God my Savior.
Romans 8:24 JB Phillips
We were saved by this hope, but in our moments of impatience let us remember that hope always means waiting for something that we do not yet posses.
Gwendolyn Pape Shingshang; Mesquite, TX
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
Romans 3:23
Jennie B. Dexter, Michigan
Psalm 27:13
I will remain confident of this:
I will see the goodness of
The Lord
In the land of the living.
Tammy Minnick Vilonia, AR
Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning. (â€Lamentations‬ â€3‬:â€23‬ NLT)
Peggy Yorktown VA
Matt 5:17-20 NIV “Don’t even begin to think that I have come to do away with the Law and the Prophets. I haven’t come to do away with them but to fulfill them. I say to you very seriously that as long as heaven and earth exist, neither the smallest letter nor even the smallest stroke of a pen will be erased from the Law until everything there becomes a reality. Therefore, whoever ignores one of the least of these commands and teaches others to do the same will be called the lowest in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever keeps these commands and teaches people to keep them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. I say to you that unless your righteousness is greater than the righteousness of the legal experts and the Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. John 16:33 NIV
Margaret
Bellaire, Texas
“For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you” Isaiah 41:13 NIV
Laura Sumpter, Salem,OR Psalms 103:2-5 Bless the Lord O my soul and forget none
of his benefits, who forgives all our iniquity who heals all your diseases who redeems
your life from the pit who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy
Who satsfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagles.
Hattiesburg, MS
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is anything of excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Philippians 4:8 ESV
Jessica Wagel, Fort Wayne Indiana
James 1:13 (NKJV)
Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone.
Amy Storms
Joplin, MO
As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of the Lord Almighty, in the city of our God: God makes her secure forever. Psalm 48:8 (NIV)
Sherri, Indian Trail, NC. Isaiah 40:31 but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. (NIV)
Micki
Prairie Village,KS
As you received Christ Jesus the Lord,so continue to live in Him. Keep your roots deep in Him. Be strong in the faith,just as you were taught and always be thankful.
Col. 2:6-7. NCV
Julia from Michigan, Philippians 4:6 (NIV) “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”
We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5 NIV
Lanette Woodstock, NY
Isaiah 61.1 NLT & NIV
The Spirit of the LORD is upon me,
For He has annointed me to bring (extend)
good news to the poor.
He has sent (commisioned) me to
comfort the broken-hearted,
to proclaim freedom for the captives and
release from darkness for prisoners
Penny Burke, Cincinnati, OH
And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, Ephesians 3: 17b-18 NIV
Becky, Alberta, Canada
But He knows the way that I take, and when He has tested me I will come forth as gold. Job:23:10
Shawna, Boise Idaho
Colossians 3:13-14 HCSB
Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you must also forgive. Above all, put on love – the perfect bond of unity.
Maureen Orlando FL
1 Samuel 12:24 (ESV)
“Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you.”
Danielle Gahman, Graterford, Pa. “No eye has seen, nor ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love Him.” I Corinthians 2:9 NLT
Sharon DeWitt, Many, LA
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests but also to the interests of others. Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 2:3–5 NIV
Psalm 127 vs. 1 KJV
Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except
the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
Cheryl, Harleysville PA When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it.” Mark 8:34-35 NKJV
Jean
Abilene, TX
Proverbs 3:5 NLT – Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.
Proverbs 15:4. NLT
Gentle words are a tree of life; a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.
Cassie, Seattle, WA “Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away.” Psalm 1:4 NIV
Jennifer Tribbie, Columbus, OH
“You must be very careful not to forget the things you have seen God do for you. Keep reminding yourselves, and tell your children and grandchildren as well.”
Deuteronomy 4:9, Contemporary English Version (CEV)
Wendy, Savannah, GA “Teach me to do your will for your are my God!” Let your good spirit lead me on level ground.” Psalm 143:10
Rebecca Austin Helena Alabama
1Cor. 2:9. NIV
“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no human mind has conceived – what God has prepared for those who love Him.
Kim from Westfield, IN
For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
Galatians 5:13 ESV
Fran Thomas, Jackson, TN
“Yes Lord walking in the way of your truth, we wait eagerly for you, for your name and your renown are the desires of our soul.” Isaiah 26:8 NIV